Baby holder



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A. LOSEY BABY HOLDER Filed 0 1926 Patented Jan. 1, 1929.

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ARTHUR S. LOSEY, OF MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO THE RUSSELLIVIANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT, A CDBPOR-ATION OECONN ECTLCUT.

BABY HOLDER.

Application filed October 9, 1926. Serial No. 140,668.

My invention relates to the class of devices, more or less in the natureof a harness and especially adapted for holding a, baby in a carriage orsimilar place, and an object of my invention, among others, is toprovide device of this class that shall be simple in construction andparticularly efficient in o1eration.

One form of device embodying my invention and in the construction anduse of Which the objects herein set out, as Well asothers, may beattained, is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in Which- Figure1 is a view illustrating the manner of attaching my improved holder inplace, showing the front part of the structure.

Figure 2 is a similar View showing the back part of the structure.

Figure 3 is an isometric view of the holder.

Figure & is a detail view illustrating my improved strap retainingplate.

As illustrated herein my improved holder is in the form of a harnesscomprising a belt 5 that is adapted to be secured about the body of aninfant 6. The belt is provided, preferably in the back portion, with abuckle 7 for securing the ends of the belt together, and loops 8 areformed on opposite sides of the belt for attachment of holders 9, theseholders being provided With suitable means for securing their ends as tothe sides of a carriage or similar de ice, for the purpose of preventingthe baby from falling out of the carriage.

Belt supporting straps-10 are arranged to extend over the shoulders of ababy, these straps being preferably crossed at the front and secured tothe belt as at points 11 located at some distance apart. These strapspass through, openings in a retainin plate 12' located preferably aboutmidway or the shoulders of the infant and the belt 5. On the back asimilar plate 12 is employed through Which the straps 10 extend, but atthe back it is preferred that the straps extend from the plate 12downwardly substantially in line to apoint 13 Where they are secured tothe belt substantially at the crosswise center of the back.

This plate comprises an important feature of my invention in that thestraps are maintained in position, and the platealso retains itsposition on the straps. To this end tWo pairs of slots 14-45 are formedon diametrically opposite sides of the center of the plate as to themembers of each pair of slots, and each strap is passed through eachpair of slots. The straps may be passed through the slots in variousWays, a preferred arrangement being as shown in Figure t in which thestraps are passed across the plate on opposite sides thereof thereby notinterfering With each other When the straps and plate are bemg adjustedand also not presenting an element of wear of one by the other. I

In accordance With the provisions of the patent statutes Ihave describedthe principles of operation of my invention, together with the deviceWhich I now consider to represent the best embodiment thereof; but Idesire to have it understood that the device shown is only illustrativeand that the invention may be carried out by other means and applied touses other than those above set out.

I claim:

1. A baby holder comprising a belt having means for attachment to thebody of an infant, supporting straps secured at their ends to the frontof the belt in spaced relation and crossed to pass over the oppositesides of the shoulders of an infant, means for securing belt and crossedto pass over the opposite sides of the shoulders of an infant, means forslidably and adjustably securing said straps at the same point to thebelt at the back, and means at the back and front for adjust-ablymaintaining the straps in crossed relation.

3. A baby holder comprising a belt having 'means for attachment to theWaist of an in fant su mortin straps secured at their ends to the frontof the belt and crossed to pass over the opposite sides of the shouldersof an infant, said straps being again crossed at the back and secured tothe belt at their remain mg ends, and means at the front and back forvarying the points at Which said straps cross each other.

ARTHUR s. oser.

